stock ‧ tak ‧ ing /ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ $ ˈstɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
British English when a company or shop checks the quantities of materials and goods that it has a supply of SYN inventory American English
stock ‧ tak ‧ ing /ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ $ ˈstɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
British English when a company or shop checks the quantities of materials and goods that it has a supply of SYN inventory American English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012